Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Lipstick originated from Egypt where the egyptian women used to make there colours with crushed beetles (ew) and ants eggs! Luckily today this is not the case...

I feel that a vibrant stand out lipstick is an essential for every girls make up bag. Whether it is a rich ruby red or a pouty peppy plum, I think that your make up for an evening out can be dramatically transformed by statement lipsticks!

Here are some of my favourites :

Dark Blood Red lipstick as demonstrated by Cheryl

Plum lips as demonstrated by Megan Fox

And finally beautifully fluorescent pinks as demonstrated by Nicki Minaj

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

I have noticed quite a few people are having a go at this trend of producing beautiful animal print nails in the the comfort of there home. So even though I don't have the proper brushes or nail paint I decided to have a go myself and these are the results:

I used No. 17 Lasting fix nail polish in orange soda to produce the coloured spots. I then used a small angeled paint brush with No. 17 Fast Finish nail polish in nightshade to draw two parallel lines either side of the spots in various directions to create the animal look. I then just glossed over with a clear nail polish.

Although close up it looks a tad messy as my nail polish was beginning to go sticky, from a distance it looks quite nice. I think i will attempt this again in future with more care.

Any hints and tips are welcome

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Victoria Parker

Monday, 6 August 2012

My good friend told me about Primer and how great it was so I was determined to get some.

I chose No. 7 Primer for £19.00. I have to agree with her, it is amazing. It really smooths out your skin so your makeup especially foundation goes on effortlessly and fluidly. It also helps your foundation stay in place.

I would recommend primer to anyone, give it a go...

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Victoria Parker

Thursday, 2 August 2012

I love dip-dye styles at the moment. Ms Nicki Minaj just has to top everyone with multi colours. I love it when I see dip dye with colours, so much bolder than the natural ombre style. It gives edge and something fresh to hair colour. And as its the ends of your hair, it won't take took long to grow out!

Monday, 30 July 2012

So I have been testing mascaras for years now and have finally narrowed it down to my top 3!

3. Clinique high impact mascara - I love this simple brush and really helped to give volume. However it did get very sticky after a few weeks :(

2. L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes - I adored this mascara as it never clumped my lashes together which a lot of mascaras can do and it gave me brilliant volume. It never got sticky too.

1. And at number one is MAC False Lashes Extreme Black - I have recently bought this mascara and it is already my all time favourite mascara. £18-00 so not too pricey. It creates defined lashes with volume that last all day and the extreme black colour creates a much more dramatic look. I recommend everyone try this mascara and let me know what you think!

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

So I had a go myself with my hair rollers the other day just to test the results. I blow dried my hair till most of the water was out but it was still a tad damp and sectioned the top layer of my hair off with a big clip. I then brushed through and sectioned off bits of hair into my rollers and clipped into place with bobby pins. I then did the same to the top layer and left for a few hours, i then blow dried it as dry as i could and released each section, resulting in:

Lots of lovely curls. I then used Toni and Guy Spritz and shine liquid Mousse to hold. This is good if you have the day to get ready, and stays in all night!

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Victoria Parker

Sunday, 22 July 2012

I love this glamorous look. I do this often now and sometimes use clips to hold my hair on the side. It just gives a bit of glamour and edge to the normal everyday hair-down hairstyle. I often softly curl my hair too and use hairspray to hold in place.

See here how Selena Gomez exploits the trend:

And this is my attempt:

To do this I just gathered it to one side of my head and pinned it in place with bobby pins, i needed a fair few to keep in place. Let me know what you think!

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Victoria Parker

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Quite often I find to completely cover my lashes in a good coating of mascara I end up smudging it onto the top lids of my eyes. Using a wetted cotton bud straight away can easily remove this smudging and ensure your mascara looks perfect! They are so cheap theres no excuse not to, especially in comparison to these mascara corrector pens out atm.

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Victoria Parker

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

I have noticed that the high ponytail is in fashion this year. I think this is a great hairstyle and ever so easy. 1,2,3 and its done. I personally love Jessie J's ponytail at the 2012 grammy awards this year with the full fringe it's a very neat and sophisticated style. Really easy for work or when your hair just doesn't do what you want it to do.

Friday, 13 July 2012

So I tried out this style as someone suggested to me it was super easy to do. And the verdict is: it is so simple and so cute. However I did have trouble with keeping it in place as I have layers in my hair and therefore it may be better suited to those with longer hair with less layers. Also a tip would be to first straighten the hair as it is much more manageable :)

There are some fantastic videos on youtube that you can follow.

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Victoria Parker

Friday, 6 July 2012

I love head scarves! Today I wore a peach headscarf to work and felt it really jazzed up a boring style. I backcombed the top layer of my hair and pinned it back with bobby pins. I then wrapped around the headscarf, mine was only £1 from primark! It is a good way to keep your hair out of your face on a hot day :)

Plus it is a real easy 5 minute job!!

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Victoria Parker

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Right I know this is supposed to be a hair and make-up blog but I just had to put this down somewhere.

Bum Shorts have become the trend with us young people today, and yes I may sound like I am 50 years old when I am only 21 but seriously.... it is an appalling piece of attire! Can girls get anymore revealing! It especially makes me sick when I see 14 year old girls who have yet to grow hips sporting them!! (Prostetots?)

Now I'm not saying they are inappropriate all the time as I may wear them with tights if I were going clubbing, not walking around the street at 12 midday!

Seriously girls, please take some pride in yourself!

Thanks :D

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Victoria Parker

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

I found that if I blow dry my hair with a large round brush (courtesy of my mother) I can get a neat style. I hate my hair being flat against my head but this creates volume and also tames the natural curls in my hair :)

Friday, 29 June 2012

So I decided to give this hair style from 'This Mornings Summer styles' a go - the glamorous up do with incorporation of jewellery.

Since I have loads of jewellery around my room I don't use any more I though why not try to create a great new hair style with it!

For this style I used a blonde donut, hair grips, heat defence spray, hair brush for backcombing, hairspray, straighteners to create the front curls and an old pearl necklace I no longer use. I wore this during the day but as said on this morning, this style can be used night and day.